Module No.

G2 English Q1M2

Module Title: English Alphabet

Module Type: MELC

MELC: To read the alphabet of English language.

What is an alphabet?

An alphabet is a set of letters or symbols in a fixed order, used to represent the basic
sounds of a language; in particular, the set of letters from A to Z. Examples are your name
and the names of your parents, the name of your school, and the name of your favorite pet.
This is exciting to learn from everything we see are full of names. Once you master the
alphabet, you can now read and write the words you encounter in your daily activities.

The English alphabet is composed of consonants and vowels. Consonants are the letters
that are not part of the five vowels. To count, there are 26 letters in the alphabet composed
of 21 consonants and 5 vowels. The consonants are b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t,
v, w, x, y, z, and the vowels are a, e, i, o, u. It is important to know the alphabet in order to
produce the sounds of the letters which helps the learners to develop skills in reading.

Here are some tips on reading the English Alphabet:

1. Sing the Alphabet Song from A-Z
2. Read each letter with proper opening of the mouth to produce the proper sound of
the letter.
3. Practice reading the English Alphabet with your relatives and friends.

References:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/alphabet
http://www.englishmirror.com/english-grammar/vowels-and-consonants.html
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10 Questions

1. How many letters in the English Alphabet?

A. 24
B. 26
C. 25
D. 27

Answer: B

Learning Essentials: (Quick Facts)

Try to count through your fingers while singing the alphabet song, and it will give you 26
letters in the alphabet. The correct answer is B.

Answer in letters A, C, and D are just random numbers to confuse the number of letters in
the English Alphabet.

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2. Which of the following sets of letters are consonants?

A. [a,e,i,o,u]
B. [e,i,u,o,a]
C. [u,a,i,e,o]
D. [b,k,l,m,n]

Answer: D

Learning Essentials: (Quick Facts)

Letters in the alphabet that are not vowels are considered consonants.
b, k, l, m, and n are included in the list of consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t,
v, w, x, y, z.

Answer in letters A, B, and C are all vowels.

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3. How many vowels can be found in the word ‘Apple’?

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1

Answer: C

Learning Essentials: (Quick Facts)

The word ‘Apple’ is composed of 5 letters. 2 letters are consonants (p and l) and 2 letters are
vowels (a and e).

Answer in letters A, B, and D, none of these is correct.

Did you know? An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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 4. Which word can give us the B sound?
A. Bird
B. Seahorse
C. Dog
D. Lizard

Answer: A

Learning Essentials: (Quick Facts)

Since letter B is part of the word ‘Bird’, it can also give us the sound of B.
Seahorse gives the sound of S.
Dog gives the sound of D.
Lizard gives the sound of L.

Did you know?

Ostrich is a bird that cannot fly but run so fast.

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5. How many letters in the word ‘Bird’?

A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. 2

Answer: C

Learning Essentials: (Quick Facts)

The word ‘Bird’ is composed of four letters in the alphabet.

Answer in letters A, B, D, none of these is correct.

Did you know? There are 10,000 different species of birds in the world.
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6. Which of the words give us the O sound?

A. Octopus
B. Tissue
C. Glass
D. Ink

Answer: A

Learning Essentials: (Quick Facts)

Since letter O is part of the word ‘Octopus’, it can also give us the sound of O.
Tissue gives the sound of T.
Glass gives the sound of G.
Ink gives the sound of I.

Did you know? Octopus’ blood is blue, and they also have three hearts too.

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7. How many letters in the word ‘Tower’?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

Answer: D

Learning Essentials: (Quick Facts)

The word ‘Tower’ is composed of five letters in the alphabet.
Answer in letters A, B, C, none of these is correct.

Did you know? Eiffel Tower can be found in Paris, France.

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8. Which of the following words can be formed of the letters e, b, r, a, z?

A. Horse
B. Snail
C. Zebra
D. Tiger

Answer: C

Learning Essentials: (Quick Facts)

The word ‘Zebra’ is formed given the five letters in the alphabet.

Answer in letters A, B, and D, none of these is correct.

Did you know? Zebras are originally black with white stripes in their skin.

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zebra> [Accessed 1 July 2020].

9. Which of the following words has 1 repeating vowel?

A. Apple
B. Banana
C. Orange
D. Mango

.Answer: B
Learning Essentials: (Quick Facts)
The word ‘Banana’ only shows one vowel ‘a’. Apple, Orange, and Mango show two vowels.

Did you know? Bananas contain potassium and magnesium that makes your bone stronger.

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10. What is the missing vowel in the word ‘b_tterfly’?

A. a
B. e
C. o
D. u

Answer: D

Learning Essentials: (Quick Facts)

The vowel ‘u’ is the missing vowel to complete the word butterfly.

a, e, and o will result to incorrect spelling.

Did you know? Butterflies flap their wings about five times every second.

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